Weekend Post - Day 11 (Friday), Day 12 (Saturday) and Day 13 (Today!)

My weekends are just too action-packed to blog, apparently. Not! :) Here is the weekend all wrapped up into one post.

Friday: Work was busy and Fridays are always a great time, especially when it begins a long weekend! Thanks again for EVERYTHING, MLK! Here's the hilarious thing about Friday (and when I say hilarious I mean the complete opposite!): starting your period and being on the diet. I did make it through without going off AT ALL. Absolutely no chocolate was sacrificed. I'm pretty amazed at myself. Something really great happened Friday night. I dug out one pair of "skinny" jeans. Not the skinny jeans of today, but back when women had a pair of skinny jeans that they just couldn't get rid of, in hopes that one day they will fit again. I tried on THOSE skinny jeans and they fit perfectly! They're just one size smaller than I normally wear in jeans, but it was still a pretty great moment.

Friday's menu

Wake up: hot lemon water

Breakfast: Kefir smoothie, green tea

Mid-morning snack: a pear

Lunch: grilled chicken breast salad with apple cider vinaigrette, baggie of grapes, green tea

Snack: mango Chobin yogurt, hard boiled egg

Dinner: Baked BBQ Chicken recipe (another fabulous recipe from the book!) and steamed asparagus (my favorite veggie!)

Dessert: green tea and yes, we went off a little here - red wine! I can't help it!!!

Saturday was playing outside with Jane and running errands day. The best part of Saturday for me was our meals! The best part of Saturday for Paul was that he bought a new pair of jeans that was a size smaller than he normally wears!!!

Saturday's Menu

Wake up: hot leezy weezy

Breakfast: Fleischman Favorite Omelet, green tea

Mid-morning snack: pear

Lunch: LETTUCE WRAPS!!!!!, Good Belly juice, baggie of grapes, green tea

Snack: Kefir serving

Appetizer: Kale chips

Dinner: (spicy!) Turkey Chili recipe. We got really full and have a lot left over for today, which is perfect because we're going skiing today so we can pack it in a thermos!

I can't believe we're already at Day 13. It really has flown by, with a few exceptions early on in the challenge. This diet = RESULTS! Both on the inside and on the outside. I feel amazing, have more energy and am in a better mood, overall, which is great for Paul and Jane. I only had coffee about 4 mornings on the diet and one of those was because I like coffee.

Today's Day 13 Menu

Wake up: hot lemony water

Breakfast: Mediterranean omelet (sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms, red onions, feta), green tea

Mid-morning snack: plain Greek yogurt with raspberries mixed in, sweetened with agave nectar

Lunch: leftover BBQ chicken recipe, grilled broccoli, green tea

Snack: Kefir smoothie

Dinner: leftover turkey chili recipe, side salad, green tea

Dessert: I don't know if we'll be able to ski without our flask of Minze or having a brew, but we'll give it a try! Don't put too much faith in us! We'll take it easier than we normally do. Maybe. ;)

ONLY 4 MORE DAYS LEFT!!!